UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College has welcomed Derek Aggleton, Marcy Milhomme and Craig Pearce as its inaugural cohort of faculty fellows.
“It's an honor to have three exceptionally high-quality faculty members joining our Schreyer team,” said Patrick Mather, dean of the Schreyer Honors College. “Their work will help us connect more deeply with faculty all across Penn State and, ultimately, allow us to better serve our Schreyer Scholars.”
Each faculty fellow will collaborate with Honors College staff and leadership on projects designed to enhance various aspects of honors coursework across the University. Here are details on the fellows and their respective projects:
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Derek Aggleton: An associate teaching professor of philosophy, Aggleton has been teaching for more than 20 years, including the last 12 at Penn State. He specializes in teaching ethics and European philosophy, and he has also taught communications, literature and political science. His faculty fellows project focuses on helping honors instructors across the University incorporate the concept of moral literacy in their coursework.
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Marcy Milhomme: An associate teaching professor and assistant director for undergraduate studies in communication arts and sciences, Milhomme also serves as the course supervisor for “Effective Speech for Engineers.” Her faculty fellows project aims to develop a “21st Century toolbox” of communication and presentation skills for Schreyer Scholars.
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Craig Pearce: The Brova Family Endowed Professor of Leadership and Human Resources, Pearce is a renowned scholar and author in the areas of leadership and teams research. His book, “Shared Leadership,” is an influential and well-regarded work in those fields. His faculty fellows project will explore ways to enhance offerings on leadership, collaboration and teamwork through honors courses and other programming.
While the inaugural cohort continues work on its projects, the Schreyer Honors College is preparing to welcome more faculty fellows in fall 2024. The application window will be open from April 1 to April 30, 2024. Interested tenure line and non-tenure-line faculty can apply for Schreyer’s faculty fellows program by emailing their CV and letter of interest to Mather.